"Let's just wait until Cameron gives us the promised in/out referendum."

Imagination working overtime again I see. Please give me a link to a report that David Cameron made that promise.

What he actually said last week was that "a review of the balance of powers between the UK and the EU would be likely to lead to a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU after the next election."

Not a single promise in sight there - just a vague waffle about a review being likely lead to a referendum on our relationship. There may well be a renegotiation based around better safeguards for our sovereignty, and if that fails we might see a future referendum on the subject of withdrawal. There are plenty of people in Europe who be very glad to see the back of us if we withdrew - we're viewed by many as a pain in the Union's neck.

You would feel confident about our ability to survive and prosper as an independent trading nation outside the EU would you? I'm hoping you can come up with something better by way of a response than the old 'we couldn't do worse' knee-jerk answer.

There was no vote at the time Heath took us into the Common Market. There was a subsequent referendum in 1975, in which there was a 2:1 majority for remaining in the EEC. In my view, it is in the interest og the UK to remain in the EU. We should engage more positively and help formulate legislation and policy which is in the interest of all members.

Imagination working overtime again I see. Please give me a link to a report that David Cameron made that promise.

See my reply to romanby1 @ 3.24pm

I am supremely confident of this countries ability to survive and prosper outside of the EU. Switzerland manages quite nicely being outside the EU but still trading with it and so could we. As for the arguments about leaving, see these links: